A Poetry Rant

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

Surely you knew that one day I'd do a rant here.
This one but in keeping with the set guidelines of this forum I've written it as a poem.

Critique On This New And Vague Form I See
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- by Robert J. Lindley

I simply can not do this new, empty and vague poetry,
what in the living hell does it give?
Perhaps a glimpse at failure and insanity disguised
or utter stupidity that dares to live!

I long to see words that mean something tangible,
such as human needs,thoughts and even sad good-byes.
Not this crap that is chaos and thus so inflatable
ripped with foolishness and massive, vain lies!

Give me clear words of hope, love or even deep hate,
the kind that one can touch, taste or feel.
With all the stored knowledge it is not now too late
to again find and taste poetry that is real!

If any are angered and this poem thus deeply offends
consider source, man that has grown tired of "pretends".

Robert J. Lindley, 1-15-2015

Note: The more that I read the "say nothing crap" posted on other poetry sites and how its highly praised as great, the more I want to vomit.
Can these people ever be made to understand that poetry expresses thoughts, feelings, imagination etc. in a coherent way but always with a "message"
ingrained in it, MESSAGE SENT AND HOPES THAT THE READER PROFITS FROM THE READING..
Writing " very deep" is one thing but they are just writing chaotic pap and calling it beauty and fancy names IMHO.

[Drummond]

Surely you knew that one day I'd do a rant here.
This one but in keeping with the set guidelines of this forum I've written it as a poem.

Critique On This New And Vague Form I See
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- by Robert J. Lindley

I simply can not do this new, empty and vague poetry,
what in the living hell does it give?
Perhaps a glimpse at failure and insanity disguised
or utter stupidity that dares to live!

I long to see words that mean something tangible,
such as human needs,thoughts and even sad good-byes.
Not this crap that is chaos and thus so inflatable
ripped with foolishness and massive, vain lies!

Give me clear words of hope, love or even deep hate,
the kind that one can touch, taste or feel.
With all the stored knowledge it is not now too late
to again find and taste poetry that is real!

If any are angered and this poem thus deeply offends
consider source, man that has grown tired of "pretends".

Robert J. Lindley, 1-15-2015

Note: The more that I read the "say nothing crap" posted on other poetry sites and how its highly praised as great, the more I want to vomit.
Can these people ever be made to understand that poetry expresses thoughts, feelings, imagination etc. in a coherent way but always with a "message"
ingrained in it, MESSAGE SENT AND HOPES THAT THE READER PROFITS FROM THE READING..
Writing " very deep" is one thing but they are just writing chaotic pap and calling it beauty and fancy names IMHO.